2000 Fuel Gauge Problem
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2000 Fuel Gauge Problem
Alrighty, my fuel gauge has a mind of its own and I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this problem. Basically, and I've owned this car for a few months so I don't really know how long it'* been happening, my fuel gauge only reads about 12-14 gallons of gas in the tank.
So for instance, I was driving down to Washington D.C. got into the city on E and drove around (lost) for 2 1/2 hours on Empty. It'* as if the car gets confused when the gas gets low, because I'll get right around E and my "Check Gauges" light will come on, if I keep driving the gauge will sometimes pop back up to 1/8 of a gallon for a bit, then fall back to E and the "Check Gauges" light will come on again. To tell you the truth it really doesn't bother me, I just know it shouldn't be like that, because as soon as I put gas in it, the Check Gauges light goes off and the car recognizes the gas put in and it uses it.
So for instance, I was driving down to Washington D.C. got into the city on E and drove around (lost) for 2 1/2 hours on Empty. It'* as if the car gets confused when the gas gets low, because I'll get right around E and my "Check Gauges" light will come on, if I keep driving the gauge will sometimes pop back up to 1/8 of a gallon for a bit, then fall back to E and the "Check Gauges" light will come on again. To tell you the truth it really doesn't bother me, I just know it shouldn't be like that, because as soon as I put gas in it, the Check Gauges light goes off and the car recognizes the gas put in and it uses it.
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You'll find that there is a cheap fix for this if you don't mind a bit of work. There is a aprt # that replaces just the wiper part in the gas sending unit. There is a post with pics. What has happened is your wiper has lost its fingers.
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Follow the links about the fix for the fuel guage. I did mine about a month ago from start to finish in about 40 minutes. The indiviual who took the time to create the excellent write up and attach pics did a excellent job and deserves a attaboy for his contribution. I'm sure the dealer will charge for a complete new sender and labor. My guess would be around $400. Buy the part as described here and you should be able to fix it for approx. $40 and a hour of your time.
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Originally Posted by APB205hp
This looks like a cheap fix, I'm wondering by comparison how much the dealership would charge for this?
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